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10/23/2019

ROAD TRIP THROUGH Vicki Humphreys, CARIÑENA CSW

DENOMINACIONES DE ORIGEN PROTEGIDA (D.O.P.) CARIÑENA

14 MUNICIPALITIES OF D.O.P. CARIÑENA • Aguarón • Aladrén • Alfamén • • • Cariñena • • • • • Muel • • • Villanueva de

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EU CLASSIFICATION NOMENCLATURE SYSTEM : subset of DO level • Highest quality standards • Extremely strict geographical criteria • Individual single-estates with int’l reputation Denominacion de Origen Calificada (DOCa) • Regions with proven track of the DOP highest quality 1 • Only 2 - and Priorat Denominacion de Origen (DO) • Mainstream quality wine regions con Indicaciones Geographicas • Starting category for regions that are in between DO and status IGP Vino de la Tierra “Wine of the land” • Focused on origin, not quality Vino de Mesa “” • Bulk-grown, lower grade wine • No or area designation

VINO PAGO (VP) AYLÉS

•Located in Mezalocha, owned by the Ramon-Reula family •Earliest existing documentation dates back to the 12th century, when King Alfonso II granted the land to Cistercian monks who harvested the very first here •VP Recognition in October 2010 •Approx 200 acres under vine •Altitude 600m (1968 ft) •Landscape encompasses el Rio Huerva, clay, limestone and chalky soils •Principal grapes: • (50% of crop) • Garnacha, , , , •Produce ~5000 cases of wine annually

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HISTORY OF CARIÑENA 300 B.C. – 1400S

Around 25 AD, yum was known as Caesaraugusta.

Cariñena supplied wine to the expanding Roman city and began exporting. Named Carae by Pliny In 1415, King Caesaraugusta Fernando I of the Elder, it is known was the third that the area’s included from biggest shipping Cariñena and Celtiberian inhabitants port in drank (wine Longares on his list via the Ebro of favorite foods to mixed with honey) in River to the rd take on a trip to Nice. the 3 century B.C. Mediterranean.

HISTORY OF CARIÑENA - 1500S

Phillip II of , a devout Catholic, visited Cariñena in 1585 on his way to the Courts of Monzon in .

In the King’s honor, two fountains full of wine, one white, one red, were offered. This gave rise to the tradition of filling the Fountain of the Mora in the town center during the Fiesta de la Vendimia, a festival in early September.

FIESTA DE LA VENDIMIA

• 18 bodegas • Tapas • Live music • Treading of the Grapes • Eruption of la Fuente de la Mora • Even More Wine Tastings…

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HISTORY OF CARIÑENA 1600-1700S In 1696, the region’s winegrowers began enacting quality control measures by approving the Statute of the Vine. This statute limited vine planting and designated specific areas for cultivation. The "If this is your own wine, one has to admit that early adoption of these the Promised Land is very near." practices helped put the - Voltaire, upon receiving some wines from Cariñena region on the Almonacid de la Sierra from the Count of Aranda fast track to DO status by in 1773 the 1900s.

HISTORY OF CARIÑENA 1800S - PRESENT The Cariñena region emerged For their efforts to implement largely unscathed by the quality standards and its phylloxera that devastated success in fighting phylloxera, French at the end of King Alfonso XIII bestowed the the 19th century. How? title of town to Cariñena on June • Grafting of phylloxera 3, 1909. resistant vines to weaker vines In 1932, when the DOs were • Phylloxera found it difficult created, the Oenologic Station to survive in the unique of Cariñena was formed. The stony soil of the region also started. • “Vino de las Piedras” The war delayed quality innovations until the 1960s. The first National Winegrowing Congress was held in Zaragoza The 1980s sees bigger leaps in 1891, where Cariñena took toward quality. center stage.

TOPOGRAPHY

• Bounded by Huerva River to east • Bounded on the west by tributaries of the Jalon River and the Iberian Range • Wide piedmont extends across these boundaries • DOP near western border • Vineyards are located from 1300 -2600 feet in elevation

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CLIMATE • Continental Climate • Cold Winters • Long Hot Summers • Big difference between day/night temperatures • Frequent winds and flowing rivers lead to little rainfall and a semi-arid landscape • Proximity of mountains has positive effect on rainfall providing higher elevations with more rain than the plains • Major problems: • Hailstone risk • Strong Winds • Excessive Summer Heat (drought)

CIERZO • Wind is called “cierzo” and keeps humidity low • Strong, cold northerly wind • Blows in when there is an anticyclone in the Bay of Biscay and a low pressure zone in the Mediterranean • Cool and protect vines against disease • Cato the Elder described it in 2nd century BC as “a wind that fills your mouth and tumbles wagons and armed men.” • Similar to the mistral of the Rhone Valley of

SOILS

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SOILS

LIMESTONE (Cascajo) • Most widespread soil in DOP Cariñena • Reddish brown chippings over a subsoil of loose rock with a high calcium carbonate content • Drain well and also hold water for vines to absorb when needed • Perfect for growing Garnacha! ROYALE • Reddish-brown, iron rich, quartzite and slate based soil • Slate absorbs and reflects heat; helps to ripen grapes • Second most common soil in DOP STRONG CLAY SOIL (Tierra Fuerte Arcillosa) • Mixture of stone, clay and limestone • Retains water and minerals, helpful during dry times CALAR • Combination of marl and sandstone, sometimes mixed with brown, calcareous soil

SOILS

VARIETIES: GARNACHA TINTA

• Most widely planted in DOP @ 32% of total, and DOP has most plantings of Garnacha in Spain • Highest concentrations of old-vine plantings, averaging 50 years old • Older vines produce less fruit, but grapes yield more complexity and more concentrated flavors • Needs a hot climate to ripen and Cariñena is ideal • Produces typically large berries with thin skins • Moderate color, low acidity and high sugar resulting in full-bodied, with soft tannins • Produces full reds to rosés • Typically consumed young • Red fruit notes, such as strawberry and raspberry jam, but as develops leathery notes as it ages

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VARIETIES: CARIÑENA

• Cariñena is the acknowledged source of the Cariñena, or , . • AKA Mazuelo in Spain • 5% of all crop • Tight clusters with thick skins and thick stalks • Wine has high acidity, medium tannins and alcohol, medium plus body and a deep red/purple color. • Aromas of raspberry, cranberry sauce and spice (cinnamon and star anise). As this wine ages, it can develop notes of cured and smoked meats.

VARIETIES: TEMPRANILLO

• 23% of all crop • Its name comes from the Spanish word for “early,” temprano, as it ripens earlier than other grapes • Tight clusters with thick skins • Wine has medium-high acidity, medium-high tannins and high alcohol, medium plus body and a deep ruby or garnet color • Aging has a dramatic effect on flavor • Crianza – 2 years aging, 6 mos in • Reserva – 3 years aging, 1 year in oak • Gran Reserva – 5 years aging, 18 mos in oak • Notes of cherry, dried fig, cedar, tobacco and dill. • AKA Tinto Fino, Cencibel, Tinto Roriz and Aragones

VARIETIES:

• 11% of all crop • AKA Viura • Tightly clustered white grapes, susceptible to downy mildew and grey rot • Wine has medium-high acidity, low-to- medium alcohol • Used extensively in , along with and Xarel-lo • Also used to make Rioja Blanca, a blend with and Garnacha Blanca

• Notes of wildflowers, bitter almond, melon, lemon

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VARIETIES

OTHER REDS OTHER WHITES • Cabernet Sauvignon • Chardonnay (2%) (13%) • Garnacha Blanca (<1%) • Syrah (8%) • Muscat of Alexandria • Merlot (5%) (<1%) • Juan Ibañez (<1%) – aka • Liqueur wines (Moscatel) Moristel • Parellada (<1%) • Vidadillo (<1%) • Mostly used in cava

CARIÑENA’S WINE INDUSTRY

CARIÑENA’S WINE INDUSTRY

• 1,520 growers in DOP Cariñena • Members in various co-operatives of all sizes, selling to central • 33 Wineries • 67% of wine produced is exported • Key Markets: , UK, USA • Top Three Producers • Bodegas Paniza • Bodegas San Valero • Grandes Vinos y Viñedos

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BODEGAS PANIZA

• Located in Paniza • 400 growers in co-op • Vineyards are at some of region’s highest altitudes • Products in 41 countries • 15,562,970 bottles/year

BODEGAS SAN VALERO

• Located in Cariñena • 700 growers in co-op (nearly half of growers) • Vineyards directly surround village of Cariñena • Focused on the traditional varieties • Produces 30% of the DOP’s wines

GRANDES VINOS Y VIÑEDOS • Located in Cariñena • 700 growers in co-op • Work with growers in all 14 municipalities • Focused on Garnacha

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RAISING THE INTERNATIONAL PROFILE • Promotional Campaigns • El Vino de las Piedras • The Next Great Grape • Garnacha Day September 16 • Wine Region to Watch website • 2018 Global Garnacha Summit in Napa • Boosting Enotourism • Ruta del Vino de las Piedras • Museum of Wine

BODEGA CULTURE: MICRO-BODEGAS

BODEGA CULTURE: MICRO-BODEGAS

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BODEGA CULTURE: SMALL CO-OP

BODEGA CULTURE: EXPANDING

BODEGA CULTURE: EXPANDING WINERY

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BODEGA CULTURE: EXPANDING WINERY

THANKS! QUESTIONS?

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